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Prehistoric life: [the definitive visual history of life on earth] / Douglas Palmer [and 21 others].

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TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., c2009.Edition: 1st American editionDescription: 512 pages: color illustrations; 31 cmISBN:

9780756655730
0756655730

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DK prehistoric life
Dorling Kindersley prehistoric life

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DDC classification:

DRef 560 2009 P18

LOC classification:

QE711.2 .P74 2009

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Contents:

Young earth. Exploring earth's past ; The origin of the earth ; The first 500 million years ; Plate tectonics ; Changing climates ; Life and evolution ; Classification ; Mass extinctions ; Types of fossils ; Information in the fossil record ; Key fossil sites ; The geological timescale -- Life on earth. Archean ; Proterozoic ; Cambrian ; Ordovician ; Silurian ; Devonian ; Carboniferous ; Permian ; Triassic ; Jurassic ; Cretaceous ; Paleogene ; Neogene ; Quaternary -- The rise of the humans. Human relatives ; Human ancestors ; Origins of modern humans ; Out of Africa ; European hunter gatherers ; Paleolithic cave art ; After the ice.

Summary: With an extensive catalog at its heart, "Prehistoric Life" profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail; features breathtaking, state-of-the-art images; explores the concept of geological time; and explains the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	UM Digos College - LIC	Reference	DRef 560 P18 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		20967

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Includes index.

With an extensive catalog at its heart, "Prehistoric Life" profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail; features breathtaking, state-of-the-art images; explores the concept of geological time; and explains the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.

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